Well, they'll be a lot nearer than us.
4 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:00:22 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- A plane will pinpoint the target for the drop from six miles up.
- Nothing like this has ever been exploded before, and we're gonna be pretty darn close.
- But there are observers down in the valley in a forward bunker.
- Well, they'll be a lot nearer than us.
- The whole world is waiting, for this will decide the fate of civilization and all humanity.
- Whether we live or die may depend on what happens here.
- Attention, please. Four minutes to bomb time.
- Waiting to find out whether they can go home again.
[...]